Following is the course description as contained in the Manual of Policies
and Procedures of Capital University Law School. Click on the course
for which you wish to see a course description, including prerequisites
and co-requisites.
Children, Families and the State (3 credits): This
course examines the legal relationships among children, parents, and
the State, primarily in the context of the issue of child abuse and
neglect. The course content will include the historical background of
child welfare law, the allocation of power between parents and the State,
parental discipline and corporal punishment, reporting of abuse and
the historical development of reporting laws, the abuse and neglect
legal system and the decision-making process involved in removing a
child from his or her parent’s custody, and the foster care system.
In examining these issues, this course will address various theoretical
perspectives, including feminist legal theories and critical race theory.
Prerequisites: First-year evening courses.
